You may want to get the zoom, depending on where in the club you are. You may need to go out to 90mm to get the shot. Right now you only can reach 55, think with more reach is important for you needs. Flash is a must though.

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately the retailer where I bought the camera doesn't carry the FA, only the DA, but with the rebate, the lens would be about $114.

I'm not sure I understand that post. If you're talking about the DA 55mm f/1.4, that lens normally sells for around $639 from what I can see at prices at popular vendors like B&H. In contrast, the FA 50mm f/1.4 is selling for a lower $359 right now.

So, if you could get something like the DA 55mm f/1.4 for only $114 after rebates, that's a steal (literally, as it's probably a pricing error). LOL

download the firmware to the sdhc card. Have fresh batteries in the camera, and insert the sdhc and run it off the sdhc. If you surf through the menu, you should see which firmware edition is on the camera, and you can check if you need to off of the pentax webpage.

To determine you version ..hold the menu button down and turn on the camera...

I should have looked more closely at the Pentax site first, but they are offering some really good rebates. There is a $100 rebate on the camera, and if I buy lenses (up to 4 additional lenses, there's $100 rebate per lense).

Can you take me there...I can find that deal for the K-7 but not for the K-X????

Look at it this way...anyone who buys the K-7...sure needs a break on 'something' it might as well be lenses..

when you've already chosen the 'better deal' ...you'll just have to wait til the next local sale...

Thanks for making me feel better. On my current shopping list are the Metz 48 flash, I'll be ordering that very soon, and in the not too distant future the Pentax FA 50mm F 1.4 lens to be my low light lens that I'll be using for club work.